What girl ever wanted to change hair color. And although brunettes are no less popular than blondes, they also sometimes want to change their appearance. But to do this is more difficult than for girls with blond hair. What color can a brunette paint herself and is it possible to do this without lightening? Read this article and you will find out different color options for dark, chestnut and brown curls.
Features
Before you start staining, you need to study your type of appearance: eyes, eyebrows, skin color, facial features. It is important not only to change the tone of your hair, but also to ensure that it is combined with the whole appearance of the girl, does not make him rude and vulgar.
To do this, remember what colors you can dye dark hair.
Graphite. Just one tone lighter than black. This color is not for everyone and it is quite difficult to get it yourself. It is necessary to contact a specialist. But he gives lightness to the image.
Brown and its shades - chocolate, blueberries, dark chestnut, coffee, walnut, wine shades, black cherry. Hair brightens 1-3 tones, but this does not spoil their structure. For gray-eyed and blue-eyed beauties with fair skin, dark chocolate, blueberries, and coffee are suitable. For girls with green or brown eyes, it is better to choose light chocolate, chestnut shades.
Redhead Suitable for owners of any eye color. It looks modern and getting the right tone is easy.
In lighter tones, the brunette should not be painted categorically.
Lightening
Any color, which would not have been painted brunette, will be lighter than black by 1-4 tones, therefore, lightening is necessary, but its methods may be different.
For easy clarification, use a wash. This is a special mixture containing an oxidizing agent.It loosens the hair structure and allows the paint to linger better on their surface. Your color is not completely removed. After some time, the curls return to their original tone. They use a wash right before dyeing, since it does not harm the structure of the hair.
Bleaching is used when you need to lighten your hair by 3-4 tones. This tool is much more aggressive, destroys the structure of the hair. But you cannot do without it if you want to become a brown-haired or red-haired brunette.
At the hairdresser, they usually use clarifying powder, with which you can achieve the desired effect in 25-35 minutes, but you must use it carefully so that the hair does not become dry and brittle.
A cream is usually used at home. It is easier to use, better applied, spares hair. For severe discoloration, it is applied in two divided doses with an interval of 14 days.
The best means for safe clarification are folk. People have long noticed that the regular use of hair masks from some products lightens curls by 1–2 tones.
For this, honey, beer, sour-milk products, lemon juice, and colorless henna are used.
Such masks should be done 2-3 times a week for 60-90 minutes for a month. And you get a beautiful natural shade and in addition strengthen the hair structure. These masks are especially suitable for owners of brown and chestnut curls. On them, this tone is especially noticeable.
Painting methods
To stain dark strands with a red color or other lighter ones, apply resistant paint, otherwise the color will wash off very quickly.
To paint a brunette in chocolate, coffee color or any other 1-2 tones lighter than her, it is not necessary to apply a resistant paint, it is enough to apply a gentle coloring composition. These are ammonia-free products that stay on your hair for no more than a month. They are careful with curls, although they do not paint over gray hair well.
Toning hair allows you to give dark strands any shade. With the help of sprays, varnishes, foams and shampoos, you have an almost unlimited choice of tones. This is the fastest and easiest way to change your appearance. With their help, you can refresh your natural color.
Toners are a substitute for dyes that violate the structure of hair. They help create the image of a modern girl and quickly change it. It has a lot of advantages, the main of which are ease of use, maintaining healthy hair. Disadvantages - fragility. The color lasts until the next wash.
Henna and Basma are natural dyes that not only do not harm the hair, but also strengthen them. To become a brown-haired woman, mix the paint in a ratio of 2 to 1. To get the color "black cherry", mix 1 part henna and 2 parts basma.
Full dyeing is a complete change in hair color. Making it simple. Paint is applied to the curls, then each strand is thoroughly smeared, combed with a comb and covered with a hat for 40-50 minutes. Then wash off with water. To create a saturated color, it is necessary to wrap each strand in foil.
Professionals do not advise doing monochrome staining, as black roots will be visible after two weeks. It is preferable to make highlighting, coloring or partial staining.
Care
In most cases, dark-haired fashionistas have to lighten their hair to make a modern color. Therefore, they require special care. The following rules should be followed:
- immediately after coloring, you need to apply a balm to strengthen the hair;
- 1 time per week to make a nourishing mask;
- wash your hair with special shampoo;
- cut off the cut ends;
- as little as possible to use a hairdryer and other heating devices;
- protect your hair from sunlight;
- complete staining should be done no more than 1 time in 3 years.
Dark hair should be dyed in the same dark shades or lighter than your hair by 1-2 tones. For clarification, it is advisable to use natural paints or use toners or ammonia-free products.
Modern painting technique allows you to leave unpainted hair roots, which also allows you to save their health.
Fashion trends of hair coloring are presented in the following video:
